4 Drakes Court, Quayside Walk, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AA

4 Drakes Court is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Marchwood, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since February 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 294.6% above the 1996 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 49.2% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 9 EPCs).